Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrafissure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-trafis-sure
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.

Example Sentences

"When the professor's body was opened the next day , the cranium was very entire , having neither fissure nor contrafissure"

Etymology

From contra- + fissure.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: contra

Inflected Forms

contrafissures (plural)

Synonyms

counterfissure

Questions

What does contrafissure mean?: A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
Where does contrafissure come from?: From contra- + fissure.

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